Author Archive: Bernews1

Cooper 2nd At Youth North American Champs

Local youth Sunfish sailors Mackenzie Cooper [16] and Benn Smith [12] represented Bermuda at the 2011 Sunfish Youth North American Championships, hosted by the Barrington Yacht Club in Bartrington, RI on July 20th and 21st. In the youth competition consisting of 15 boats, skippers must not have turned 19 before Jan 1 2012.The fleet experienced some... Read more of this article

Joint Select Committee Crime Report Tabled

[Updated with videos] Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief today [July 22] welcomed the tabling of the Report of the Joint Select Committee on the Causes of Violence and Gun Crime in Bermuda. Dozens of people appeared before the committee including Digicel CEO and Rise Above co-founder Wayne Caines, a group of CedarBridge Academy guidance... Read more of this article

Bermuda Beat Cayman, Qualify For Dubai

[Updated - Bermuda win] The Bermuda cricket team which will face the Cayman Islands at 2:30 today [June 22] has been named; D Hemp, L Cann, F Crockwell, K Leverock, D Minors, R Trott, O Bascome, M Jones, G O’Brien, Damali Bell and J Gilbert. Bermuda won the toss and elected to bowl. This is Bermuda’s fourth game in the ICC Americas Region... Read more of this article

BBFS Announces Soccer@Sea Partnership

Soccer@Sea, Bermuda’s Brazilian Football School [BBFS] and Bermuda’s Sports Management Group [BSMG] have formed a partnership. Soccer@Sea compromises groups going on Royal Caribbean Cruise ships, where they undergoing training as well as meet up with local teams in port to play 5-a-side games and beach soccer tournaments. Owners of Soccer@Sea... Read more of this article

Local U/12 Baseball Team Win In USA

Bermuda’s YAO U12 Baseball All-Stars got off to a great start last night [July 21] winning 7-3 in a friendly game against an all-star team from Fitchburg, MA in a field that is a replica of Fenway Park. A team spokesperson said, “The field was maintained more meticulously than some major league stadiums, so it was a real treat for our kids... Read more of this article

Deputy Fire Chief Pacheco Retires After 39 Years

Deputy Chief Fire Officer John L. Pacheco has retired after 39 years of service, after beginning his career with the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, then known as the Hamilton Fire Brigade in February 1972 at the age of 21. Having come from the construction industry, DCFO Pacheco successfully embraced the high work ethic required in such an industry... Read more of this article

Tropical Storm Bret Passes, Fizzles Out

Tropical Storm Bret – now downgraded to a tropical depression – passed a few hundred miles off Bermuda with little more then a touch of rain to mark its passing. For the coming weekend, the Bermuda Weather Service predicts, “Southwesterly winds will hold a warm and humid tropical airmass over the area for the period with daily chances... Read more of this article

Local Swimmers At World Champs In China

Julian Fletcher, Roy-Allan Burch and Kiera Aitken are representing Bermuda in 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China. The 2011 World Championships, which ends on July 31, features athletes from over 70 nations competing in five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronized swimming. National Coach Ben Smith... Read more of this article

Duke of Edinburgh Participants Head to Germany

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Bermuda will partner with Das Internationale Jugendprogramm [the Award Programme in Germany] for the 2011 Overseas Qualifying Journey/Residential Project for Gold Participants. Lead by Award Leader Sonia Waldron and Award Chair Kenneth Bartram, both Gold Alumni themselves, 28 participants will head to Germany from... Read more of this article

Nahki Wells Signs With UK’s Bradford City

[Updated] Bermudian footballer Nahki Wells has been awarded a one-year contract with the English football club Bradford City, which is based in West Yorkshire. The 21-year-old signed the deal – which includes the option for a further year, this morning [July 22]. The former Dandy Town star had been training team since the start of pre-season and... Read more of this article

Police: Five Guns Seized So Far In 2011

So far in 2011 the Bermuda Police have recovered five firearms, two stun guns as well as a quantity of ammunition – including the 200 rounds seized earlier this week in Warwick. Last year the police recovered 11 firearms, 2 stun guns and 7 “BB” or air pistols. Police arrested four men and seized a firearm and ammunition in St George’s,... Read more of this article

Somerset & St George’s Final Trial Teams

Both Somerset Cricket Club and St George’s Cricket Club have announced their President Select and Vice President Select Teams for tomorrow’s [July 23] final trial matches. Jekon Edness will lead the President Select team, while Jordan DeSilva will lead the Vice President Select for Somerset. St George’s will have Clay Smith lead the... Read more of this article